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iSAR2
Immediate SAR Systems
System Handbook V 2.2
I General iv
II Equipment Description 1
1 Safety Considerations 2
1.1 Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Electrical Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Shock and Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 RF Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.5 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Functional Description 4
2.1 Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4 iSAR Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 iSAR Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.6 CRANE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.7 Typical Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.7.1 SAR Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.7.2 SAR Assessment of Spatial Diversity DUT . . . . . . 13
2.7.3 Determination of Worst-Case Configurations . . . . . 13
2.7.4 QA Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.7.5 Relative Assessment of Output Power . . . . . . . . . 13
2.7.6 Time Stability Evaluations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.7.7 Remote Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.7.8 Production Line Integration / 3rd Party Applications 14
2.7.9 R&D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8 Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Contents
III Usage 20
4 Installation 21
4.1 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.1.1 Unpacking iSAR Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.1.2 Unpacking iSAR Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1.3 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.1 Windows XP Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.2 Windows 7 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.3 Calibration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.4 National Instruments GPIB to USB adapter for CMU200 con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.4.1 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.4.2 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5 Operation 37
5.1 iSAR2 GUI System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.2 iSAR2 GUI Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.3 Ribbon bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.3.1 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.3.2 iSAR2 Measurement Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.3.3 iSAR2 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.4 3-D Visualization Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.4.1 Orbit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.4.2 Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.4.3 Zoom In/Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.4.4 Zoom All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.4.5 Zoom Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.4.6 Move SAR Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.4.7 Rotate display 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.4.8 2D View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.4.9 Measurement View Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.4.10 Tile Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.4.11 Display Saved View 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.4.12 Display Saved View 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.4.13 Display Saved View 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.4.14 Smooth/Contoured Colour Display . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.4.15 Log/Linear Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.4.16 Manual/Auto Ranging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.4.17 Python Interpreter Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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General
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Part I
General
iv
General
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2004-2010 Schmid & Partner Engineering AG. All rights re-
served. This document is provided by Schmid & Partner Engineering AG for
informational purposes only to licensed users of the iSAR2 software prod-
uct and is furnished on an “AS IS” basis, that is, without any warranties,
whatsoever, expressed or implied. Information in this document is subject
to change without notice. The software described in this document is fur-
nished under a license agreement. The software may be used or copied only
in accordance with the terms of this agreement. No part of this publica-
tion may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or copied
in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo-
copying and recording, for any purpose other than the purchaser’s sole use,
without the written permission of Schmid & Partner Engineering AG. iSAR
& iSAR2 , DASY, DASY4 & DASY5, SEMCAD and SPEAG are registered
trademarks of Schmid & Partner Engineering AG. Microsoft and Windows
are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and
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Declaration of CE Conformity
General
The iSAR2 (immediate SAR) is designed to measure the induced field and
the specific absorption rate (SAR) distribution of RF emissions from hand-
sets and wireless devices in the frequency range from 0.4 to 6 GHz and for
a power level up to several Watts. The devices are positioned on the ab-
sorber block in radiating mode. A sensor array inside the absorbing material
measures the signals and forwards the processed information to a personal
computer (PC) connected via a USB interface for data storage and represen-
tation. User supplied PCs and radiating sources (devices under test) are to
be operated together with the system, but are not provided with it (except
as an option).
CE Conformity
We declare the iSAR2 System in the specified configuration to be conformant
with:
• EN 55011 Class A
• EN 61000-6-1
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Part II
Equipment Description
1
Chapter 1
Safety Considerations
1.1 Mass
Due to the required volume of the absorber block, the mass is approximately
30.5 kg for the iSAR Head and 33.5 kg for the iSAR Flat. At least two
persons with appropriate equipment are required to unpack / pack / move
the system. It should be positioned on a horizontal stable support, capable
of supporting the weight of the iSAR2 in order to ensure safe operation and
avoid harm to the operator(s).
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1.4 RF Radiation
Radiating ‘devices under test’ are not part of the iSAR2 . It is the responsi-
bility of the user to follow all regulations regarding such RF emitting devices.
PC and wiring connected to the iSAR2 must be at a safe distance from the
emitting sources. Filtering beads on cables and operation in a shielded room
may be required.
1.5 Disposal
The equipment is conformant to the RoHS requirements for measurement
equipment. Lead has only been used for contacts in the sensor array where
it could not be avoided for technological reasons.
The iSAR2 must not be disposed of in an uncontrolled manner into the
environment. Please return it to the manufacturer for proper disposal.
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Functional Description
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The connector bay has the following elements (from left to right, top to
bottom)
Mains connector for power cable, with On / Off switch
Identification label
Serial link RS-232 sub D 9-pin, for service purposes
and firmware download (2 RXD, 3 TXD,
5 GND, 7 RTS, 8 CTS)
Gate In Gate In, > 5 kΩ, max. +7 V, threshold
+1.4 V typ.
USB link USB type B receptable connector, inter-
face to PC
GND 4 mm socket connected to shield & ground
LEDs ∗
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2.2 Specifications
Power supply voltage 100−240 VAC, 47−63 Hz (phase, neutral,
ground)
Current consumption < 3 A (internal fuse, not operator accessi-
ble)
Power consumption typically 150 W
Operating temperature nominally 19 − 25 ◦ C, not exposed to sun
or heat radiation
Ventilation 2 internal ventilators, temperature con-
trolled
Storage temperature 5 − 30 ◦ C
Absorbing material dielectric parameters within ±10 % of
IEC 62209 and IEEE 1528 target param-
eters at 22 ◦ C
Absorbing block size Flat: 320 × 320 × 120 mm
Head: 320 × 320 × 140 mm
Sensor distance 4 mm from absorber material surface,
6 mm from top surface
Frequency range 0.5 − 3 GHz (< 0.4 − 6 GHz)
Number of sensors 256 (8 × 16 × 2)
Active area 120 × 240 mm
Measurement grid reso- 15 mm
lution
Sensitivity < 0.05 W/kg
Dynamic range 100 W/kg (continuous wave)
Measurement time user selectable, minimum < 3 s
Calibration sensors individually calibrated for specific
communication systems and frequency
bands.
Main frequencies 835 MHz - 2450 MHz, other frequencies on
request
CW, GSM, GPRS, UMTS, IS-2000, IS-
Communication 91, IS-95, IS-136, iDEN, Bluetooth, IEEE
Systems∗ 802.11.
Repeatability typically < 0.1 dB with combiner (see Sec-
tion 3.3)
Accuracy typically < 1 dB in comparison to DASY5
for 1 g and 10 g spatial SAR (at 22 ◦ C and
1 h after switch-on)
∗
The full list is at http://www.speag.com/speag/services/calibration/ communica-
tion system.php.
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2.3 Maintenance
The iSAR2 is intended for operation in a laboratory type environment or
production line testing.
iSAR2 should be kept in a controlled environment whenever possible,
without exposure to solar or heat radiation, dust, high humidity, liquids
and extreme temperatures. Avoid condensating humidity on the unit: allow
temperature adaptation after transportation in cool environment, and leave
the unit packaged for several hours before opening it in a warm (and humid)
environment.
No further user maintenance is required. The unit contains no user
serviceable elements.
For cleaning of all surfaces, use a moistened micro-fiber cloth. Some mild
soap may be added to the water if necessary. Disconnect the power prior to
cleaning to avoid electric shock.
Figure 2.3: Sensor array (before embedding) and amplifier array (shielding
removed)
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A cooling system reduces heat dissipation from the electronics onto the
absorber block. Two temperature controlled ventilators transfer the dissi-
pated heat from the shielded electronics to the outside. This allows pro-
longed operation without overheating the absorber block.
Local SAR is determined from the E-field and the absorbing material
parameters. The orthogonal pair of E-field sensors isotropically measures the
dominant transversal component of the E-field induced by the device under
test. The normal component, which is usually smaller, is omitted. Based
on the SAR data available in the grid, algorithms are applied to estimate
the spatial peak SAR values. For further details on the data available for
analysis, please refer to Section 5.
A set of low-permittivity, low-loss spacers is also available. The standard
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thicknesses are 1, 2, 5, 10, 15 mm, and other sizes are available upon request.
The spacers ensure the required separation between the surface and phone.
The spacers can be stacked to achieve several different separation distances.
Figure 2.5: iSAR Flat with the set of low-permittivity, low-loss spacers of
1, 2, 5, 10 and 15 mm thickness
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Figure 2.6: iSAR Head illustrating Phone Holder operation, and 15 ◦ mask
Figure 2.7: iSAR Head with the set of low-permittivity, low-loss masks
enabling accurate tilt positions at 6 ◦ (left) and 15 ◦ (right) with respect to
the touch position
2.6 CRANE
CRANE enables testing of wireless devices on the iSAR Flat or iSAR Head
with hands-free cables or data cables attached, as shown in Figure 2.8.
CRANE emulates the identical test configurations on DASY4 and DASY5
that are used in the standardized test configurations, as specified in inter-
national standards. In these standards, the cables are allowed to hang down
below the phantoms, e.g., below the TwinSAM or ELI phantoms.
CRANE supports many types and lengths of cables. It has a solid metal
base for stability. The body is made of material (carbon fiber and Polyamide
PA6) that is rigid and non-perturbing of the iSAR measurements. The
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2.7.4 QA Applications
Small changes in the RF relevant parts can significantly affect the SAR level.
The influence of the antenna design / layout, antenna or ground contacts,
shields or material changes on the SAR can be investigated efficiently and
quickly. In the quality control process, for example, production deviations
that influence the RF radiation (power or pattern) can be identified reliably.
Due to the short measurement time and automation capabilities, it is even
possible to test each device individually.
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2.7.9 R&D
The functionality of iSAR2 as described above (in Sections 2.7.1 — 2.7.8),
when combined with OTA evaluations, provides everything necessary to
evaluate the performance of DUTs when operating close to the human body.
SPEAG also offers various high-end phantoms for OTA usage such as the
standardized OTA phantoms or phantoms mimicking the load of iSAR2 (see
Figure 2.9).
2.8 Calibration
For each specific communication system (frequency and modulation), a
set of parameters is used to calibrate the individual sensors and chan-
nels, allowing precise measurements of the power-averaged E-field and SAR.
The calibration file includes all these parameters plus the validity range.
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Figure 3.1: iSAR2 GUI showing the three measurment views - left: measure-
ment view (current measurement); middle: reference view; right: difference
view (comparison of the measurement distribution against the reference dis-
tribution).
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scaled to the intensity of the first image using their 1g spatial peak
averaged SAR and aligned to the first image using the registration
procedure. The match value is determined. If the match value is
lower than a user specified threshold (‘Minimum match’ criterion),
or if the difference in 1g spatial peak averaged SAR is larger than a
user specified tolerance, the image is ignored in the averaging process.
For each image a weight mask is generated. Its purpose is to ensure
that points near measurement sensors, where the interpolation gives
more reliable estimations of the SAR value, are given greater weight
than points more removed from the measurement sensors. The weight
decreases linearly with the distance to the nearest sensor.
0.4
meas 1
meas 2
0.3 meas 3
SAR 1g deviation to DASY |dB
0.2
0.1
−0.1
−0.2
−0.3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Combination (N)
Figure 3.2: The use of the combiner enables a significant increase in the
precision of the assessment as it eliminates uncertainties such as interpola-
tion, sensor isotropy and sensor-to-sensor calibration variations. Typically
it increases the repeatability to better than ± 0.1dB.
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Part III
Usage
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Chapter 4
Installation
4.1 Hardware
4.1.1 Unpacking iSAR Flat
Prepare a stable, horizontal table able to safely support the equipment with
a mass of at least 40 kg.
Open the packaging so the four base feet are visible at the top. Remove
the foam protection.
Verify that the fixation belts are tight. Use the fixation belts to lift the
unit from the box and place it carefully on the table.
Figure 4.1: iSAR Flat top down in packaging lifted by two people via sup-
plied straps. Place top down when unpacking.
With the belt and protection cover still mounted, first put the iSAR2
on its side (belt side without locks) and then on its four feet in the final,
upright position.
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Figure 4.2: iSAR Flat with the belts on the table turned on its side and in
final upright position with feet on the table.
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Figure 4.4: iSAR Head being lifted out of packaging by two people and
placed on the table.
4.1.3 Connections
• Verify main switch is set to off.
• Check that the air in- and outlets are not covered and allow free air
flow from the side and the bottom. The air outlet is at the left side
(with the connectors at the back).
• Do not yet switch on the iSAR2 , until the iSAR2 software is installed.
4.2 Software
4.2.1 Windows XP Installation
Please follow the steps below. The order of the steps is important.
4.2.1.1 Step 1
Make sure the iSAR2 unit is switched off.
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4.2.1.2 Step 2
Install the iSAR2 application software by opening the Setup.exe file you
received. This will copy the iSAR2 application files into a folder of your
choice. The suggested folder is Program Files/iSAR 2.x.x.x.
4.2.1.3 Step 3
Connect iSAR2 with the PC using the USB cable provided.
4.2.1.4 Step 4
Turn on the iSAR2 device. Windows will detect the new hardware and will
show the Found New Hardware Wizard. Tell it not to search the Windows
Update service by selecting No, not this time, and press Next.
4.2.1.5 Step 5
On the next page, tell the wizard to Install from a list or specific location, and
press Next again.
4.2.1.6 Step 6
The Wizard now asks you to Please choose your search and installation options.
Tell it to search for the driver software in the iSAR2 application folder,
by unchecking the Search removable media option and checking Include this
location in the search, and then browse to the folder where you installed the
iSAR2 software. Press Next.
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4.2.1.7 Step 7
Windows should now find a driver information file named virtualserial.inf in
the iSAR2 application folder. It will show you the Hardware Installation
dialog, confirming that you are installing software for iSAR CDC (virtual
COM). Ignore the warning about the Windows Logo test and select Continue
Anyway.
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4.2.1.8 Step 8
The wizard has completed the hardware installation. Click Finish to con-
tinue.
4.2.1.9 Step 9
After installing the driver, you should see a new COM port in the Windows
Device Manager in the Ports (COM & LPT) section. The port is labeled
iSAR CDC (virtual com) (COMn), where n is a COM port number which is
automatically assigned. Each USB connector on the PC maps to a different
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COM port.
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4.2.2.1 Step 1
Make sure the iSAR2 unit is switched off.
4.2.2.2 Step 2
Install the iSAR2 application software by opening the Setup.exe file you
received. This will copy the iSAR2 application files into a folder of your
choice. The suggested folder is Program Files/iSAR 2.x.x.x.
4.2.2.3 Step 3
Go to the Windows 7 Start Menu Search Box and type in change device
installation settings.
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4.2.2.4 Step 4
4.2.2.5 Step 5
Connect iSAR2 with the PC using the USB cable provided.
4.2.2.6 Step 6
Turn on the iSAR2 device. Windows will detect the new hardware and will
show that it had a problem installing the drivers for it. That is ok.
4.2.2.7 Step 7
Go to the Windows 7 Start Menu Search Box and type in device manager.
4.2.2.8 Step 8
Click on the link to this applet. Under other device should be an entry for
Unknown Device.
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4.2.2.9 Step 9
Right-click on this and select Update Driver Software.
4.2.2.10 Step 10
Select Browse my computer for driver software.
4.2.2.11 Step 11
Under Search for driver software in this location navigate to the iSAR2
application folder. Do not select Let me pick from a list of device
drivers on my computer. Click Next.
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4.2.2.12 Step 12
Ignore the warning about Windows not being able to verify the publisher
and select Install this driver software anyway.
4.2.2.13 Step 13
Windows should now find a driver information file named virtualserial.inf in
the iSAR2 application folder. It will show you the Hardware Installation
dialog, confirming that you are installing software for iSAR CDC (virtual
COM).
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Navigate to the folder of calibration files that came on the iSAR2 software
CD, or to any other calibrations directory locally on your computer that
contains files of devices that you would like to install. See 5.5.1.1 for more
information on this function and how to install additional devices.
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Operation
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You must ensure that your hardware is set up properly before using the
iSAR2 software.
Note: When running the iSAR2 software on Windows 7, it is advised
that the Windows User has Adminstrator privileges.
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• 1g, 10g and Peak SAR values (in mW/g) when displaying SAR, else
the peak voltage or peak e-field when these displays are selected.
Figure 5.2: Green normal-vector line to the surface at the point of the peak
SAR
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• ‘Import SAR from DASY...’ - will import a text file of a SAR mea-
surement as stored on disk when exported from DASY via SEMCAD.
For more information, please see Section 5.3.2.3.
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5.3.2.1 iSAR
The iSAR panel contains iSAR2 device selection controls (see below),
and zeroing functionality (see Section 5.5.1.2).
The drop-down list will list all available iSAR devices that have been
configured in the ’Calibrations’ directory, and will thus allow for the switch-
ing of control between these devices if they are correctly connected and
powered on.
5.3.2.2 Acquisition
The Acquisition panel contains all acquisition related controls for the se-
lected iSAR2 device.
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For measurements using the Rohde & Schwarz 200 Universal Radio Com-
munication Tester exercising a mobile device, click the CMU200 button.
Please note that the use of this device with the iSAR2 software requires a
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National Instruments GPIB to USB (see 4.4) adapter be purchased and in-
stalled on the computer running this software. Other GPIB device vendors
are not supported by SPEAG or Rohde & Schwarz, but can work with a bit
of experimentation.
Acquired measurements are displayed repeatedly until stopped with the
Stop button.
Please note that the Single, Continuous and Timesweep button graphics
will only go yellow (active) if an iSAR2 device is connected. The CMU200
button graphics will only go yellow if a CMU200 device is connected. If none
is connected, they will remain grey. The Stop button will only be functional
when necessary i.e. when measurements are in progress.
The Clear Combiner button clears the measurement collection. The num-
ber of combined measurements in the current measurement collection and
the repeatability (the standard deviation of the 1-gram or 10-gram SAR
values, whichever is largest) are also displayed in the acquisition panel.
Follow these three steps to use the Combiner feature:
• take the first measurement when the device is positioned straight in the
center of the field. This allows for a centered absorption pattern with
either zero or only the lowest values at the edge of the measurement
field;
• shift and rotate the device slightly (less than 45 degrees), measure
and add this data set to the previous measured data to obtain a more
precise data set based on the combination of all measurements. It will
not add the data set if the registration fails. In this case, you might
have rotated the device by too large a margin or it may have moved
during the measurements.
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Once this file is loaded into SEMCAD, only Area Scan SAR data
should be exported, as illustrated in Figure 5.10.
Figure 5.10: How to export SAR data from a DASY file loaded in SEMCAD.
Selecting Field Data Export... from Area Scan SAR data will then
bring up the Post-Processing control as illustrated in Figure 5.11. Please
take careful note that all settings highlighted in red must be selected,
and that the Export Data... button as highlighted in blue must be used
to do the actual data export. To clarify, these settings should be
Please take note of where you stored this output, and load this file into
iSAR2 . If you encounter any problems, please email all measurement files
with a problem description to support@speag.com.
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5.3.2.4 Calibration
The Calibration panel allows for the selection of frequency and commu-
nication system settings of the selected iSAR2 device to match those being
tested of your device under test. iSAR2 uses these settings to convert sensor
voltages to SAR values. You can only select from among those communi-
cation systems your iSAR2 was calibrated for. You can enter any source
frequency within the limits of the selected system. For certain communica-
tions systems, you can intelligently select either source frequency or channel
number with the former being calculated from the latter and vice versa. For
communication systems where this is not possible, the channel configuration
is disabled.
The Display panel allows for the selection of the quantity to be displayed
in the Measurement and Reference display views. This setting affects all
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selectable iSAR2 devices. Options are either SAR, E-Field or sensor voltage.
SAR is the default selection. X, Y or Total selects the individual components
picked up by the X or Y sensors, or the total value of the quantity at
each measurement point. The sensor voltage values are used mainly for
maintenance and service purposes.
5.3.3.1 Measurement
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This control allows for the configuration of vital measured DUT informa-
tion. This information persists in stored measurement files and the structur-
ing of logging sessions and data. NOTE: It is HIGHLY recommended that
this information is accurately configured when measuring each DUT, as only
then will logging session and logged data be meaningful. See below, Section
5.3.3.8: Auto-Save and Logging, for more information.
5.3.3.3 Timesweep
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• The minimum and maximum range of the local SAR values for the
measurement view.
• The minimum and maximum range of the local SAR values for the
reference view.
The sensors detecting peak voltage overflow appear red: in such a case,
the measurement needs to be repeated at lower power.
iSAR2 also estimates the peak spatial SAR values of 1 g and 10 g, which
are displayed in the views when SAR is selected. These values are estimated
as described in Chapter 3.
5.3.3.5 Combiner
These settings affect the currently selected iSAR2 device.
The use of the combiner enables the combination of different measure-
ments of the same device in different positions and orientations with respect
to the sensor grid. This allows a significant increase in the precision of
the assessment since it eliminates uncertainties such as interpolation, sensor
isotropy and sensor-to-sensor calibration variations. Typically it increases
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the repeatability to better than ± 0.1dB. Details of the principles used are
described in Chapter 3.
Individual measurements that constitute the current combined measure-
ment are visible in a list on the combiner control. Selecting a measurement
will enable the displaying thereof in the Measurement View of the iSAR
software. If an individual measurement is not desired in the combiner out-
put, selecting the Remove selected measurement from combiner button below
the list will remove the currently selected measurement.
Scaling tolerance is the percent tolerance between the new measurement
and the combiner reference. If the new measurement is outside this toler-
ance, an error message will appear and it will be rejected from the combiner.
Minimum match is a threshold for the matching of the new measurement
to the combiner reference (see Section 3.3 for more information). If the
match is less than the Minimum match threshold, an error message will
appear and it will be rejected from the combiner.
The Spatial matching tolerance and the Relative SAR matching tolerance
are the values tols and tolf used for the generation of the difference map, as
described in Section 3.2.
Both the reference image and the new measurement are interpolated to
an identical working resolution. This resolution is typically (much) higher
than the iSAR2 array step size and can be set using the parameter Interpo-
lation resolution. Four values can be selected: Extra fine, Fine, Medium or
Coarse. Higher resolutions give a more accurate comparison but are more
time consuming to evaluate.
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5.3.3.6 Comparator
These settings affect the currently selected iSAR2 device.
The compare function compares a measured distribution to a reference
distribution. It provides a chart about the deviations per point plus the
percentage of points matching the tolerance criteria defined. In addition,
the scale factor of the amplitude is provided. The comparison automatically
performs the following steps:
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5.3.3.7 CMU200
Please read and execute 4.4 carefully before executing the rest of these in-
structions.
Only one iSAR2 at any given time may be used with the CMU200, as
the CMU200 can only communicate with a single handset at any given time.
This CMU200 dialog allows for the setup of radio communication tests
to be automatically integrated into the SAR measurement process.
The CMU200 driver statuses are displayed in the message bar. For
convenience, they are also displayed in this dialog (CMU200 Driver Status
Log). Please note: if a CMU200 can not be found, this functionality will be
disabled.
The following general hardware settings are available per test setup:
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• GPIB Address. This is the CMU200 GPIB device address. This has to
be configured before any communication between the iSAR2 software
and CMU200 can occur.
• RF In. This is the physical RF input port on the front panel of the
CMU200, where your test antenna should be connected. The default
is ‘2’.
• RF Out. This is the physical RF output port on the front panel of the
CMU200, where your test antenna should be connected. The default
is ‘2’.
• Select test by sequence number. These controls allow for the selection
of a test in the test sequence based on its execution order.
• Modify selected test. This will change the currently selected test (in
selected position) with the newly selected ‘band:channel’ combination.
• Insert new test at selection. This will insert currently selected ‘band:channel’
combination into the selected position.
• Remove selected test. This will remove the currently selected test from
the sequence.
Ensure that your DUT and SIM are able to support the desired commu-
nication system. If not, this will not work.
All settings and test sequences may be stored to disk and loaded from
disk via the Save to disk and Load to disk buttons.
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Figure 5.22: Pop-up message for establishing a call from the mobile.
To start a CMU200 test, one initiates the sequence by pressing the Ac-
quire CMU200 button.
At a certain point after initiating the measurement sequence, the message
of Figure 5.22 will appear. When it does, ensure the mobile handset is turned
on and registered with the CMU200 so that there is a signal strenth indicator
showing, before attempting a call. Any number may be used in initiating
this call. Only at that point should you press ‘OK’. The test sequence will
then run.
When performing band-handovers, this message may appear again as
communication systems are changed. When it does, watch the signal strength
indicator and when it has returned, reinitiate a call, and press ‘OK’ again.
The process will continue.
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• All Measurements.
• CMU200 Measurements.
• Timesweep Measurements.
When these features are enabled with their respective Enable Auto-Save
of Measurement Files and Enable Logging to Excel check-boxes, measure-
ments will be stored to these locations on disk, within a sub-folder created
from the iSAR2 Serial Number, and their information will be appended to
a comma-seperated-value log file also found in the desired locations.
All measurements are stored in *.ISAR format.
All log files are stored as SessionLog.csv.
Double-clicking on such a file will automatically open it in Microsoft
Excel (if installed) where a whole host of analytical functionality may be
used as desired.
If you do not have Microsoft Excel, you may download and use OpenOf-
fice to perform the same functions.
Log information is in the following format: “Date — Time — DUT Serial
Number — DUT Name — DUT Type — DUT Spacing — Modulation —
Frequency — Peak SAR — 1g SAR — 10g SAR — Filename”.
All session sub-folders are created by name with the following format:
iSAR Serial Number/DUT SerialNumber +DUT Name +Year +Month +-
Day +Hour +Minute +Second. The configured DUT information deter-
mines the first half of the name format, and the time-stamp of the first
measurement determines the second half of the name format.
Feature ‘All Measurements’ will log the information and store a copy of
each measurement taken. Measurement names include a date and times-
tamp.
Feature ‘CMU200 Measurements’ will log the information and store a copy
of each measurement taken when executing a CMU200 test sequence, in a
session-based sub-folder created in the desired location. Measurement names
have the following format cmu200 +SequenceNumber +CommunicationSystem
+Channel.
Feature ‘Timesweep Measurements’ will log the information and store a
copy of each measurement taken when executing the Timesweep function,
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5.4.1 Orbit
The mode button allows for the orbiting of the display in 3-dimensional
space (i.e., changing the viewing angle) using the pointing device.
5.4.2 Pan
The mode button allows for the panning of the display without chang-
ing the viewing angle using the pointing device.
The mode button allows for the zooming in or out of the display
without changing the viewing angle using the pointing device. When this
button is selected:
• Holding down the left button and dragging the pointer down will zoom
in.
• Holding down the left button and dragging the pointer up will zoom
out.
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Please note that with pointing devices that have a wheel between the left and
right buttons, it is much easier to zoom in and out by scrolling the wheel
forward or backward.
The button zooms the entire 3-D model to fit into view without chang-
ing the viewing angle.
The button zooms the entire selected region into view without changing
the viewing angle. Selection is achieved by using the left button of the
pointing device and dragging the pointer to create the desired viewing region.
The button allows for the operator to move the SAR legend to a more
desirable position in the 3D display window. Movement is achieved by using
the left button of the pointing device and dragging the pointer.
The button will change the display, at the current zoom, to the 2D
view (see next section) if not already there, and rotate it 90 anti-clockwise
for each press thereafter.
5.4.8 2D View
The button removes the reference and difference views and only dis-
plays the measurement view.
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The button tiles all three display views (measurement, reference, dif-
ference) with equal spacing.
The button changes the view to the first saved view. To change the
saved views, see Section 5.5.1.5.
The button changes the view to the second saved view. To change the
saved views, see Section 5.5.1.5.
The button changes the view to the third saved view. To change the
saved views, see Section 5.5.1.5.
The button toggles the display data scaling between linear and loga-
rithmic.
The button toggles the display range between auto-ranging and the
desired manual settings as configured in the display dialog described in Sec-
tion 5.3.3.4.
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that any radiating devices close to the iSAR2 are switched off and have been
so for a few minutes. Furthermore, if your iSAR2 came with a shielding
cover, put the shielding cover on top of the iSAR2 before the offset voltages
are measured in order to minimize effects due to residuals. If not, ensure
all radiating sources are nowhere near the iSAR2 . Measured offsets remain
in effect until you exit the iSAR2 application. A warning message pops up
if the offset voltages exceed a specified limit. Please follow the instructions
given there. Static effect values from the calibration will be applied in the
case that the Zero iSAR command is not used.
5.5.1.3 Combiner
The combiner commands allow for adding measurements to be combined,
and clearing combined measurements.
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The message bar provides useful informational, warning and error mes-
sages.
The height of the message bar can be adjusted using the pointing device
to click and drag the bar between the message bar and the 3D-Display
windows.
The icon on the left within the message bar indicates the lowest level of
messages that has been displayed since start-up or clearing of this display.
Message levels are categorized from highest to lowest as such:
• Information.
• Warning.
• Error.
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The Status Bar displays status of the currently selected iSAR2 device.
It is split into three visible sections:
• The the most recent calibration date of the currently selected iSAR2
device.
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Index
Acquisition, 41 Hardware, 4, 21
Auto-Save and Logging, 54 Head, 7
Auto-Save Measurement Log Window,
59 Installation, 21
Average SAR, 17, 19, 49 Interpolation, 17, 18
iSAR Flat, 8
Calibrated Source, 46 iSAR Head, 10
Calibration, 7, 14, 34 iSAR2 , 5
CMU200, 42, 52, 54 iSAR2 GUI, 16, 37, 38
COM Port, 26 iSAR2 GUI System Requirements, 38
Combined Measurement, 61
Combiner, 18, 49, 50 Link, 6
Communication systems, 7 Loading DASY files, 45, 46
Comparison, 17, 51 Log/linear scaling, 58
Configuration, 62
Conformity, vii, 3 Main Menu, 40
Connections, 23 Maintenance, 8
Connector, 6 Manual/auto ranging, 58
Cover Plate, 2 Map, 18
CRANE, 11 Match, 18
Material Safety Data Sheet, 86
DASY, 45, 68 Measurement, 42, 47
Data Evaluation, 16 Measurement view only, 57
Device Drivers, 23, 28 Medium, 7
Device Under Test, 47 MOTOROLA FAST SAR, 17
Dimensions, 5, 7 Move SAR legend, 57
Display, 49 Multiple Device Support, 41
Display Components, 46
Display saved view 1, 58 National Instruments GPIB Adapter,
Display saved view 2, 58 35
Display saved view 3, 58
Offset Compensation, 60
Disposal, 3
Operation, 37
Environment, 8 Orbit, 56
66
INDEX Usage
Parts, 5
Plate, 2
Python, 59–61, 72
Quick Access Commands, 59–62
Radiation, 7
Reference Measurement, 43, 61
Registration, 17, 18
Repeatability, 7
Reverse Combination, 50
RF Radiation, 3
Ribbon bar, 40–42, 44, 46–49, 65
Rotate display 90, 57
Safety, 2
SAR Tolerance, 52
Scaling, 17, 51
Sensors, 7, 9
Shielded Room, 3
Shock, 2
Smooth/Contoured colour display, 58
Software, 23
Spatial Tolerance, 18, 52
Specifications, 7
Status, 65
Temperature, 7
Tile Views, 58
Timesweep, 42, 48
Toolbar, 56
Unpacking iSAR Flat, 21
Unpacking iSAR Head, 22
USB, 6, 24, 29
Value Tolerance, 18
Ventilation, 2, 7
Weight, 2, 5, 21
Windows 7, 28
Windows XP, 23
Zero, 41, 60
Zoom All, 57
Zoom In/Out, 56
Zoom Selection, 57
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Appendix A
Performance Evaluation of
iSAR2 versus DASY
68
Intermediate Report
Performance Evaluation of
iSAR2 versus DASY5 and/or DASY4
• Twelve phones were selected by the IT’IS Foundation and purchased in Zurich. The
selection criteria included a wide representation of current phone designs (candy-bar (CB),
clam-shell (CS) and slider (S) phones), reported SAR values and sizes.
• Each phone was evaluated with a DASY4 and/or DASY5 system by one or two opera-
tors. The measurement protocol strictly followed the standardized procedures as defined
in IEC62209-I and IEC62209-II, whereby both the 1 g and 10 g values were evaluated.
Additional measurements were conducted to resolve any discrepancies.
• Each phone was measured with an iSAR Head and iSAR Flat (Software Version 2.0 Beta)
by different operators. Each measurement was based on 10 single measurements that were
randomly shifted on the grid, i.e., along the ear line for iSAR Head and in all directions
parallel to the top plate including rotations for iSAR Flat. The upper part of the DASY5
device holder was also mounted to the devices for iSAR evaluations to eliminate the po-
tential differences of measurements with and without the holder on the induced fields. The
values shown in Table 1 represent the average of all the measurements, varying less than
0.3 dB.
The results summarized in Table 1 provide the average, standard deviations and maximum
and minimal differences. Since iSAR head is based on the ear-point to mouth line, it represents
absorption conditions that are between left and right hand sides. Thus, the iSAR values were
also compared to the average of both head-side DASY measurements. The following observations
and conclusions were made:
• the average deviations are less than 0.5 dB except when the phone is positioned to be in
direct contact with the surface of the flat phantom (d = 0 mm).
• the standard deviations of less than 0.5 dB and the maximum deviations of less than
±1.2 dB exceed expectations, particularly for the head phantom.
• iSAR Flat underestimates the exposure, especially for patterns with extreme hotspots.
An obvious but not yet verified explanation is that iSAR Flat ignores the z-component
and only measures in one plane that is 4 mm below the surface while DASY measures
all components in 3D. Since the decay is much steeper and the Z-components are more
pronounced for very localized exposures, a significant underestimation of the exposure may
result. However, additional studies are required to determine the cause of these deviations
of up to nearly 3 dB and to develop compensation algorithms.
• in some cases, the phone holder had a significant impact on the induced fields. iSAR,
however, can also be used to verify that the holder does not increase the SAR based on
tolerated standards.
• the iSAR2 systems have proven to be very effective tools for reliable estimations of the peak
spatial SAR values while offering excellent reproducibility, particularly when applying the
combiner.
2
Phone & System iSAR Head vs DASY5&4 iSAR Flat vs DASY5&4
Phone Model System Head Right Head Left Average L&R Flat Phantom
Touch Touch Touch d = 0 mm d = 15mm
1g 10g 1g 10g 1g 10g 1g 10g 1g 10g
dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB
Nokia (CB) 6120 GSM 900 -0.5 -0.7 -0.5 -0.7 -0.6 -0.8 -0.6 0.0 0.3 0.3
Nokia (CB) 6120 UMTS 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3
Motorola (CS) v1050 GSM 900 -1.0 -1.1 -1.1 -1.2 -1.0 -1.2 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motorola (CS) v1050 UMTS -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1
Nokia Navi (S) 6111 GSM 900 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 -0.9 -0.6 -0.8 -0.5 -0.4 0.0 0.0
Nokia Navi (S) 6112 UMTS 0.0 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 -1.1 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2
LG (CB) KU 990 GSM 900 -0.5 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 -0.1
LG (CB) KU 994 UMTS 0.9 0.6 -0.2 -0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.6 -0.2 0.0 0.0
iPhone (CB) 8GB GSM 900 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.6 -0.5 0.2 -0.4 -0.6
iPhone (CB) 8GB UMTS -0.9 -1.2 -0.9 -1.2 -0.9 -1.2 -0.7 0.1 0.6 0.6
3
Sony (S) W760i GSM 900 -0.1 -0.4 -0.5 -0.7 -0.3 -0.6 -0.8 -0.6 -0.6 -1.1
Sony (S) W760i UMTS 1.6 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.6 -1.2 -1.0 0.1 0.1
HTC (CB) P3700 GSM 900 -0.3 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3 -0.6 -1.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.2
HTC (CB) P3700 UMTS 0.1 -0.3 -1.4 -1.4 -0.7 -0.9 -1.2 -0.5 -0.1 0.0
Motorola (CS) v980 GSM 900 -0.5 -0.4 -0.9 -1.1 -0.7 -0.8 -1.1 -0.8 0.4 0.4
Motorola (CS) W375 GSM 900 -1.1 -0.6 0.1 0.3 -0.5 -0.2 -1.1 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1
Nokia (CS) 6085 GSM 900 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.4 -1.7 -1.5 0.3 0.3
Samsung (S) J700 GSM 900 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 -0.5 1.2 1.1
Sony Ericsson (CB) K700i GSM 900 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -2.7 -2.1 -0.4 -0.4
Average -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 -0.9 -0.5 0.0 0.0
Stdev 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5
Max 1.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.2 1.1
Min -1.1 -1.2 -1.4 -1.4 -1.0 -1.2 -2.7 -2.1 -1.2 -1.1
Table 1: Deviations of the peak spatial SAR values assessed by iSAR Head and iSAR Flat compared to the values obtained by DASY5 and
DASY4 for various phones measured at GSM 900 and UMTS (CB: candy-bar, CS: clam-shell and S: slider phones)
Appendix B
IronPython Application
Programming Interface
(API)
72
CONTENTS 1
Contents
1 Module Index 1
1.1 Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Class Index 1
2.1 Class List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 Module Documentation 1
3.1 GridPointState Enumeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
4 Class Documentation 1
4.1 iSAR::CommunicationSystemHelper Class Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
4.1.1 Detailed Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4.1.2 Member Function Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4.2 iSAR::Core Class Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4.2.1 Detailed Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4.2.2 Member Function Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.3 iSAR::Gpib Class Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.3.1 Detailed Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.3.2 Member Function Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.4 iSAR::GridPoint Class Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.4.1 Detailed Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.4.2 Property Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.5 iSAR::Measurement Class Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.5.1 Detailed Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.5.2 Constructor & Destructor Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.5.3 Member Function Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.5.4 Property Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.6 iSAR::Position Class Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.6.1 Detailed Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.6.2 Property Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5 Example Documentation 8
5.1 CoreEx.py . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1 Module Index
1.1 Modules
GridPointState Enumeration 1
2 Class Index
Here are the classes, structs, unions and interfaces with brief descriptions:
iSAR::CommunicationSystemHelper 1
iSAR::Core 3
iSAR::Gpib 4
iSAR::GridPoint 5
iSAR::Measurement 6
iSAR::Position 8
3 Module Documentation
4 Class Documentation
This class forms the IronPython ’communications’ utility module. This module should be used when
setting desired communications system calibrations, channels or frequencies.
• Core_Net.h
• void Acquire ()
• Measurement∧ GetMeasurement ()
Get last SAR measurement. This returns the last acquired SAR measurement.
The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:
• Core_Net.h
• Agilent 8960,
• Rohde&Schwarz CMU200, but there may be many others that you may need in your application of
iSAR. If so, this is the place to do such things.
Send to device.
Use this command to transmit GPIB commands that do not require a command-response. These commands
typically do NOT end in a ’?’.
Inputs are the GPIB device address and the GPIB command string.
• Core_Net.h
Properties
See Position.
• Core_Net.h
• Measurement ()
• ∼Measurement ()
• Grid∧ GetVoltageComponent (int icomp)
• Grid∧ GetVoltage ()
• Grid∧ GetSarComponent (int icomp)
• Grid∧ GetSar ()
• double GetAveragedSar (double mass_g)
• void Save (System::String∧ path)
• void Load (System::String∧ path)
Properties
This class represents the IronPython ’core’ measurement. A measurement contains all data relevant to a
SAR acquisition at a particular point in time.
4.5.2.1 iSAR::Measurement::Measurement ()
4.5.2.2 iSAR::Measurement::∼Measurement ()
Measurement destructor. This should not be necessary as managed IronPython uses .NET memory man-
agement.
Return averaged SAR. This computes the averaged SAR for a given mass per gram. Input mass in gram,
and the averaged SAR is returned.
Return iSAR total SAR. This extracts the iSAR sensor grid SAR values as a combined total.
Return iSAR component SAR values. This extracts the iSAR sensor grid SAR values per component.
Return iSAR total voltages. This extracts the iSAR sensor grid voltages values as a combined total.
Return iSAR component voltage values. This extracts the iSAR sensor grid voltage values per component.
Save measurement to disk. This saves the measurement to disk at desired location with desired filename.
Please note that if ’auto-save and logging’ is enabled in the GUI (which it is by default), each measurement
taken with the ’Acquire’ function is stored already. This should only be used to store a specific measurment
in a specific place.
Measurement acquisition information. This returns a System::DateTime structure describing the acquisi-
tion date and time of this measurement.
The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:
• Core_Net.h
Properties
• Core_Net.h
5 Example Documentation
5.1 CoreEx.py
The following example file is included in the iSAR Software source distribution.
All illustrative example functions are prefixed with ’example_’.
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# CoreEx.py
#
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Description
#
# This example demonstrates the use of the iSAR IronPython interface
# and some .NET Framework classes via the IronPython interpreter in the iSAR
# GUI software.
#
# For more information, please see:
#
# ’iSAR System Handbook v2.x’, 5.4.15(Python Interpreter Window).
#
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Available Modules
#
# ’core’ - The iSAR hardware can be controlled/accessed via this module.
# ’gpib’ - 3rd party devices (like the Agilent 8960 or Rohde&Schwarz CMU200 or
# any device with a GPIB interface) can be controlled using 3rd party
#
# Some useful information:
#
# IronPython allows for the use of Python modules (excluding C libraries)
# as well as the entire .NET Framework, from a python scripting interface.
# iSAR only incorporates .NET 2.0. For more information on IronPython,
# please see http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=IronPython.
#
# The .NET framework API can be readily found on the internet.
#
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Author : Eugene Grobbelaar
# email : eugene@speag.com | support@speag.com
#
# Copyright (c) 2009 Schmid & Partner Engineering AG, Zurich, Switzerland
#
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Necessary .NET Framework modules...
#
import System
import clr
import math
#
# Adjust the path to the iSAR.dll in your configuration.
# For the default iSAR installation this should be correct.
#
# this is the release way...
clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath("iSAR.dll")
#
# The modules we want to use exist in the ’iSAR’ namespace
#
import iSAR
#
# .NET Framework Threading support.
#
# AS a starter, and and an example of how one can use the
# .NET framework to develop custom scripting I chose to create
# a .NET thread that does something.
#
# See:
# http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e1dx6b2h.aspx
#
from System.Threading import Thread, ThreadStart
#
# This example function loads an iSAR measurement file from
# disk and displays 1g and 10g averaged SAR.
#
def example_DumpFileOnHarddisk():
# create empty measurement...
measurement = iSAR.Measurement()
# load the measurement file from disk -> substitute this for
# a valid measurement on your disk...
measurement.Load("c:\\center_ref.iSAR")
print "Acquisition Time:", measurement.AcquisitionDateTime
print "Avg. SAR 1 g:", measurement.GetAveragedSar(1.0), "W/kg"
print "Avg. SAR 10 g:", measurement.GetAveragedSar(10.0), "W/kg"
# print the SAR measurement grid...
sar = measurement.GetSar()
# X size dimension = element 0 of the array.
# Y size dimension = element 1 of the array.
Nx = sar.Size[0]
Ny = sar.Size[1]
for ix in range(Nx):
for iy in range(Ny):
# This is a measurement point...to see all members AFTER
# extracting the point do ’print dir(pt)’
pt = sar.At[ix, iy]
print pt.Position.X, pt.Position.Y, pt.Value
#
# Let a thread take a measurement every 3s until it is told to abort...
#
def RunProc():
while True:
try:
# This aquires a measurement on the iSAR hardware...
core.Acquire()
# execute the loop every 3000ms...its in anycase a good
# idea to wait a while for the ’Acquire’ action to
# complete before a measurment is retrieved.
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(3000)
# Retrieve the measurment from the core...
meas = core.GetMeasurement()
print "*****************"
print "Acquisition Time:", meas.AcquisitionDateTime
print "Avg.SAR 1g:", meas.GetAveragedSar(1.0), "W/kg"
print "Avg.SAR 10g:", meas.GetAveragedSar(10.0), "W/kg"
except Exception, e:
print e.args # arguments stored in .args
example_ThreadSuspend()
t = Thread(ThreadStart(RunProc))
#
# This starts a test thread looping every 3s, taking a measurement,
# displaying the acquisition time and 1g/10g averaged sar to the console.
#
def example_ThreadStart():
if t.IsAlive:
t.Resume()
print ’Resuming test thread...’
else:
t.Start()
print ’Starting test thread...’
#
# This suspends the test thread.
#
def example_ThreadSuspend():
print ’Suspending test thread...’
t.Suspend()
#
# This terminates the test thread.
#
def example_ThreadEnd():
t.Abort()
#
# The GPIB interface is very simple:
#
# ’send’ - this transmits a GPIB string synchronously
# to the connected device. This should only be used
# for those commands that have no response i.e.
# commands that dont end in a ’?’.
#
# ’sendreceive’ - this transmits a command and returns the response
# synchronously. This should only be used for
# those commands that have a response i.e.
# commands that end with a ’?’.
#
# The following function queries the identity of a connected device
# at gpib address 10.
#
gpibaddress = 10
def example_QueryGpibDeviceIdentity():
devID = gpib.SendReceive(gpibaddress,"*IDN?")
print devID
def example_ExcerciseComsSys():
#
# Get a .NET dictionary of all available calibrations.
#
# A dictionary is a map of key-value pairs. In this case its an
#’int:string’mapping.
# The string is the name represented in the iSAR GUI element where
# calibrations are set.
# The key is an integer number you should use to set the desired
# calibration in your iSAR.
dictOfCal = comsys.GetAvailableCalibrations()
# PLEASE NOTE: This example was created for ’GSM 1800’ which is
# calibration 4 on my list...
selCal = 4
# SO now you know what the available coms systems are...you can set them
# using the keys returned by the dictionary like this:
print ’\n<--------------- Setting calibration : ’,dictOfCal[selCal]
comsys.SetCalibration(selCal);
if(comsys.IsChannelFrequencyMapAvailable()):
print ’\n|*> Channel:frequency map for ’,dictOfCal[selCal],’:’
#
# The currently configured calibration’s frequency:channels are
# mapped and known...do the following...
#
# Get a .NET dictionary of all channel:frequency mappings
chFrMap = comsys.GetAvailableChannelsAndFrequencies()
# These are all the channels and frequencies configurable in iSAR
for j in chFrMap.Keys:
print ’channel ’,j,’ = ’,chFrMap[j],’ MHz’
print ’\n|*> Selecting ch ’,513,’ (= freq ’,chFrMap[513],’ MHz)’
comsys.SetChannel(513);
print ’\n|*> Selecting freq ’,chFrMap[515],’ MHz (= ch ’,515,’)’
comsys.SetFrequency(chFrMap[515])
#else:
#
# The currently configured calibration’s frequency:channels are
# not known...so frequency can be manually set.
#
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